The 2002 United States Senate election in Colorado was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wayne Allard won re-election to a second term.This is also the last time the sitting US Senator of this seat won reelection,as well either party held this seat for two consecutive terms.
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Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Tom Strickland, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Strickland | 110,309 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 110,309 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Wayne Allard, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1996
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Allard (incumbent) | 190,250 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 190,250 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Wayne Allard (R), incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in the 1996 Senate election
- Tom Strickland, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado and Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1996
Debates
edit- Complete video of debate, September 7, 2002
Predictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[3] | Lean R | November 4, 2002 |
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Wayne Allard (R) |
Tom Strickland (D) |
Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | October 31 – November 2, 2002 | 739 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 50% | 46% | 4% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wayne Allard (incumbent) | 717,899 | 50.70% | -0.71% | |
| Democratic | Tom Strickland | 648,130 | 45.77% | +0.03% | |
| Constitution | Douglas Campbell | 21,547 | 1.52% | n/a | |
| Libertarian | Rick Stanley | 20,776 | 1.47% | n/a | |
| Independent | John Heckman | 7,140 | 0.50% | n/a | |
| Write-in | 596 | 0.04% | n/a | ||
| Majority | 69,763 | 4.93% | -0.74% | ||
| Turnout | 1,416,082 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
edit- Routt (Largest city: Steamboat Springs)
- Clear Creek (largest city: Idaho Springs)
- La Plata (largest municipality: Durango)
- Saguache (largest city: Center)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editSee also
editNotes
edit- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2010. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".